Media

Putting Your Life Back Together After A School Shooting

6:16am April 11, 2018

In 2015, Hannah Miles was attending Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Ore., when a gunman opened fire on a classroom — killing 10 people. Once the media left, Miles had to confront reality.

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New evidence presented in a Washington, D.C., federal court claims that American journalist Marie Colvin, right, was killed in a targeted assassination by the Syrian regime in 2012.

Syrian Defector: Assad Forces Targeted, Killed Journalist Marie Colvin

10:20pm April 10, 2018

by Deborah Amos

Evidence presented in a U.S. federal court claims that the 56-year-old American was intentionally targeted in a rocket attack by Syrian regime forces in 2012. Her family is suing the country.

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Meets With Members Of Congress On Capitol Hill

Politics & Government

Is Facebook's Problem The Fact That It's Free?

1:39pm April 10, 2018

If you aren't a paying customer, then you're the product.

National

Sinclair TV Host Resigns After Vulgar Tweet Threatening Parkland Survivor

12:54pm April 10, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

After the furor over Laura Ingraham's tweet, Jamie Allman's crude message drew wider notice. At least three advertisers pulled their ads, and on Monday, Sinclair said it had accepted his resignation.

National

'Denver Post' Editorial Board Publicly Calls Out Paper's Owner As More Layoffs Take Place

7:52pm April 09, 2018

The Denver Post editorial board is taking on the paper's hedge fund owner amid dozens of newsroom layoffs. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Chuck Plunkett, the paper's editorial page editor.

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In May 2013, 142 newsroom employees of The Denver Post posed for a photo after the newspaper won a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the Aurora theater shooting in 2012. This illustration shows the original staff members who remain in April 2018.

National

'Denver Post' Calls Out Its 'Vulture' Hedge Fund Owners In Searing Editorial

2:13pm April 09, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

"If Alden isn't willing to do good journalism here, it should sell The Post to owners who will," the newspaper's editorial board wrote, as 25 staffers are laid off from the newsroom.

Music & Culture

Reconsidering The King: Elvis In America

1:22pm April 09, 2018

A new documentary examines the man as a musician.

Palestinian journalist Yaser Murtaja, 30, is evacuated after being fatally wounded by Israeli fire while covering the Palestinian demonstrations at the Israel-Gaza border on Friday.

World News

Palestinian Journalist Fatally Shot While Covering Gaza Protest

11:04pm April 07, 2018

by Daniel Estrin

Yaser Murtaja was wearing a vest marked "PRESS" when he was hit by Israeli fire along the Gaza-Israel border. The 30-year-old was reportedly one of six reporters wounded during the demonstrations.

President Trump's tweets delight supporters who say they find him honest, funny and refreshing. But his tweets distract and dismay his detractors, alienate many of his allies and misdirect much of the media.

Politics & Government

Analysis: In Trump's Twitter Feed, A Tale Of Sound And Fury

1:31pm April 07, 2018

by David Folkenflik

Trump's tweets delight supporters who say they find him honest, funny and refreshing. But his tweets distract and dismay his detractors, alienate many of his allies and misdirect much of the media.

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Politics & Government

How The President's Twitter Can Be A Tool To Understand The Trump Administration

6:11pm April 06, 2018

by David Folkenflik

In some ways, the best way to understand the Trump White House is to follow the President's Twitter feed. It is a world of aggression, self-praise and display of ALL CAPS anxieties — and where he often announces firings of key officials.

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